US9745278B2 - Group of STAT3 pathway inhibitors and cancer stem cell pathway inhibitors - Google Patents

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US9745278B2
US9745278B2 US12/677,513 US67751308A US9745278B2 US 9745278 B2 US9745278 B2 US 9745278B2 US 67751308 A US67751308 A US 67751308A US 9745278 B2 US9745278 B2 US 9745278B2
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  • the present invention relates generally to the use of Stat3 pathway inhibitors to treat conditions. More specifically, the invention relates to the use of Stat3 pathway inhibitors to target cancer stem cells and to treat other disorders. Even more specifically, the invention relates to the use of naphtho[2,3-b]furan-4,9-dione and related compounds to inhibit Stat3, to target cancer stem cells, and to treat malignant diseases. The invention also relates to treatment for refractory, recurrent, or metastatic cancers, and to processes for preparing relevant compounds and intermediates thereof, and to pharmaceutical composition of relevant compounds.
  • CSCs Cancer Stem Cells
  • CSCs cancer stem cells
  • the CSC model of tumorigenesis would explain why tens or hundreds of thousands of tumor cells need to be injected into an experimental animal in order to establish a tumor transplant.
  • the frequency of these cells is less than 1 in 10,000 [2].
  • cancer cell lines are selected from a subpopulation of cancer cells that are specifically adapted to grow in tissue culture, the biological and functional properties of cancer cell lines can undergo dramatic changes. Therefore, not all cancer cell lines contain CSCs.
  • Cancer stem cells share many similar traits with normal stem cells.
  • CSCs have self-renewal capacity, namely, the ability to give rise to additional tumorigenic cancer stem cells, typically at a slower rate than other dividing tumor cells, as opposed to a limited number of divisions.
  • CSCs also have the ability to differentiate into multiple cell types, which would explain histological evidence that not only many tumors contain multiple cell types native to the host organ, but also that heterogeneity is commonly retained in tumor metastases.
  • CSCs have been demonstrated to be fundamentally responsible for tumorigenesis, cancer metastasis, and cancer reoccurrence.
  • CSCs are also called tumor initiating cells, cancer stem-like cells, stem-like cancer cells, highly tumorigenic cells, tumor stem cells, solid tumor stem cells, or super malignant cells.
  • cancer stem cells have fundamental implications for future cancer treatments and therapies. These implications are manifested in disease identification, selective drug targeting, prevention of cancer metastasis and recurrence, and development of new strategies in fighting cancer.
  • cancer stem cells appear to be resistant to radiotherapy (XRT) and also refractory to chemotherapeutic and targeted drugs [3-5].
  • XRT radiotherapy
  • chemotherapeutic agents they have various pumps (such as MDR) that pump out drugs, and DNA repair proteins. Further, they also have a slow rate of cell turnover while chemotherapeutic agents target rapidly replicating cells.
  • Cancer stem cells being the mutated counterparts of normal stem cells, may also have similar mechanisms that allow them to survive drug therapies and radiation treatment.
  • conventional chemotherapies and radiotherapies kill differentiated or differentiating cells, which form the bulk of the tumor that are unable to generate new highly tumorigenic cancer stem cells.
  • the population of cancer stem cells that gave rise to the differentiated and differentiating cells could remain untouched and cause a relapse of the disease.
  • a further danger for conventional anti-cancer therapy is the possibility that chemotherapeutic treatment leaves only chemotherapy-resistant cancer stem cells, and the ensuing recurrent tumor will likely also be resistant to chemotherapy.
  • anti-cancer therapies include strategies against CSCs (see FIG. 1 ). This is akin to eliminating the roots in order to prevent dandelions from regrowth even if the weed's ground level mass has been cut [6].
  • the side population (SP) technique originally used to enrich hematopoetic and leukemic stem cells, was also employed to identify and isolate CSCs [14].
  • This technique first described by Goodell et al., takes advantage of differential ABC transporter-dependent efflux of fluorescent dyes such as Hoechst 33342 to define and isolate a cell population enriched in CSCs [10, 15].
  • the SP is revealed by blocking drug efflux with verapamil, at which point the dyes can no longer be pumped out of the SP.
  • the STAT (Signal Transducers and Activator of Transcription) protein family are latent transcription factors activated in response to cytokines/growth factors to promote proliferation, survival, and other biological processes.
  • Stat3 is activated by phosphorylation of a critical tyrosine residue mediated by growth factor receptor tyrosine kinases, Janus kinases, or the Src family kinases, etc.
  • kinases include, but are not limited to EGFR, JAKs, Abl, KDR, c-Met, Src, and Her2 [23].
  • Stat3 Upon tyrosine phosphorylation, Stat3 forms homo-dimers, translocates to the nucleus, binds to specific DNA-response elements in the promoter regions of the target genes, and induces gene expression [24].
  • Stat3 activation is transient and tightly regulated, lasting from 30 minutes to several hours.
  • Stat3 is found to be aberrantly active in a wide variety of human cancers, including all the major carcinomas as well as some hematologic tumors.
  • Stat3 plays multiple roles in cancer progression.
  • As a potent transcription regulator it targets genes involved in many important cellular functions, such as Bcl-xl, c-Myc, cyclin D1, Vegf, MMP-2, and survivin [25-30]. It is also a key negative regulator of tumor immune surveillance and immune cell recruitment [31-33].
  • Stat3 signaling by antisense, siRNA, a dominant-negative form of Stat3, and/or blockade of tyrosine kinases inhibits certain cancer cell lines or tumors in vitro and/or in vivo [24, 26, 34, 35].
  • Stat3 and cancer stem cell functionality has ever been empirically made.
  • cancer stem cells CSCs
  • CSCs cancer stem cells
  • IL6 Interleukin 6
  • IL6-Stat3 pathway mediated inflammation has been found to be the common causative origin for atherosclerosis, peripheral vascular disease, coronary artery disease, hypertension, osteroprorosis, type 2 diabetes, and dementia.
  • a first aspect of the invention is directed to a method of inhibiting a cancer stem cell where the method comprises inhibiting at least some, most, or substantially all (e.g., 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, or 95%), of the Stat3 pathway activity in the cancer stem cell through a Stat3 pathway inhibitor.
  • the method inhibits the CSC from self-renewal or kills the CSC.
  • the method can be carried out in vitro, or in vivo to treat a cancer, especially cancers that have CSCs and have aberrant, e.g., overactive Stat3 pathway activities.
  • a cancer especially cancers that have CSCs and have aberrant, e.g., overactive Stat3 pathway activities.
  • the patient's cancer is of a type known to have CSCs and aberrant Stat3 pathway activities, or can be confirmed from the individual patient, e.g., through tests conducted on a biopsy.
  • the CSCs are known or otherwise confirmed to have aberrant Stat3 pathway activities.
  • Cancers that are currently known to have both CSCs and aberrant Stat3 pathway activities include and are not limited to: breast cancer, head and neck cancer, lung cancer, ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, colorectal carcinoma, prostate cancer, melanoma, sarcoma, liver cancer, brain tumors, multiple myeloma, and leukemia. Many of the metastatic forms of these cancers have also been found to have both CSCs and aberrant Stat3 pathway activities, such as metastatic breast cancer.
  • methods of the present invention can be practiced to treat a cancer selected from this group.
  • methods of the invention can be practiced to treat a cancer selected from the following: lung cancer, breast cancer, cervical cancer, colorectal carcinoma, liver cancer, head and neck cancer, pancreatic cancer, gastric cancer, and prostate cancer.
  • the Stat3 pathway inhibitor is isolated, purified or synthetic, and can be selected from the group consisting of a small molecule Stat3 inhibitor, an RNAi agent against Stat3, an antisense agent against Stat3, a peptidomimetic Stat3 inhibitor, and a G-quartet oligodeoxynucleotide Stat3 inhibitor.
  • the mechanism of inhibition can be selected from the group consisting of substantially inhibiting phosphorylation of the Stat3 protein, substantially inhibiting dimerization of the Stat3 protein, substantially inhibiting nuclear translocation of the Stat3 protein, substantially inhibiting DNA-binding activity of the Stat3 protein, and substantially inhibiting transcription activities of the Stat3 protein.
  • the inhibitor is a compound selected from the group consisting of 2-(1-hydroxyethyl)-naphtho[2,3-b]furan-4,9-dione, 2-acetyl-7-chloro-naphtho[2,3-b]furan-4,9-dione, 2-acetyl-7-fluoro-naphtho[2,3-b]furan-4,9-dione, 2-acetylnaphtho[2,3-b]furan-4,9-dione, 2-ethyl-naphtho[2,3-b]furan-4,9-dione, phosphoric acid mono-[1-(4,9-dioxo-3a,4,9,9a-tetrahydro-naphtho[2,3-b]furan-2-yl)-vinyl]ester, phosphoric acid 1-(4,9-dioxo-3a,4,9,9a-t-te
  • the present invention provides a method of inhibiting cellular Stat3 pathway activity in a cell.
  • the method includes administering to the cell an effective amount of the Compound of the Invention such that at least unwanted Stat3 pathway activity in the cell is reduced, for example, by at least 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90% or 95%.
  • the cell is a CSC, or otherwise cancerous.
  • the method may induce cell death or inhibit self-renewal in the cell.
  • the method can be carried out in vitro or in vivo.
  • the present invention provides a method of treating or preventing a disorder associated with aberrant Stat3 pathway activity in a subject, the method comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising the Compound of the Invention such that at least aberrant Stat3 pathway activity is reduced.
  • aberrant Stat3 pathway activity can be identified by expression of phosphorylated Stat3 or a surrogate upstream or downstream regulator of Stat3 phosphorylation.
  • the disorder can be a cancer.
  • the cancer is known to have aberrant Stat3 pathway activities, and include but are not limited to: breast cancer, head and neck cancer, lung cancer, ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, colorectal carcinoma, prostate cancer, renal cell carcinoma, melanoma, hepatocellular carcinomas, cervical cancer, sarcomas, brain tumors, gastric cancers, multiple myeloma, leukemia, and lymphomas.
  • the disorder may also be a non-cancerous condition known to be associated with aberrant Stat3 pathway activity, and in one embodiment, is selected from the group consisting of an autoimmune disease, an inflammatory disease, inflammatory bowel diseases, arthritis, autoimmune demyelination disorder, Alzheimer's disease, stroke, ischemia reperfusion injury, and multiple sclerosis.
  • the present invention provides a method of treating a patient and includes the steps of identifying a patient by aberrant Stat3 pathway activity and administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of the Compound of the Invention.
  • the step of identifying the patient by aberrant Stat3 pathway activity comprises testing expression of phosphorylated Stat3 or of a surrogate upstream or downstream regulator of Stat3 phosphorylation.
  • the step of identifying the patient by aberrant Stat3 pathway activity may comprise testing diseased tissue or fluid taken from the patient, which may be part of a tumor.
  • the present invention provides a method of treating a patient and includes the steps of identifying a patient diagnosed with a disorder associated with aberrant Stat3 pathway activity and administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of the Compound of the Invention.
  • the step of identifying the patient comprises testing for at least one biomarker that indicates the disorder in the patient.
  • the present invention provides a kit that includes at least one agent for diagnosing a disorder associated with aberrant Stat3 pathway activity, which can be testing for a biomarker that indicates the presence of the disorder, and a therapeutically effective amount of the Compound of the Invention.
  • the present invention provides a kit that includes at least one agent for diagnosing aberrant Stat3 pathway activity, and a therapeutically effective amount of the Compound of the Invention.
  • the agent tests the expression of phosphorylated Stat3 or of a surrogate upstream or downstream regulator of Stat3 phosphorylation.
  • the present invention provides a method of inhibiting one or more cancer stem cells.
  • the method includes administering to the cancer stem cell an effective amount of the Compound of the Invention.
  • the method can be carried out in vitro or in vivo to treat a cancer in a subject.
  • the cancer is known to have CSCs, and include but are not limited to: breast cancer, head and neck cancer, lung cancer, ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, colorectal carcinoma, prostate cancer, liver cancer, melanoma, multiple myeloma, brain tumors, sarcomas, medulloblastoma, and leukemia.
  • the cancer is metastatic.
  • the cancer is refractory to a chemotherapy or radiotherapy.
  • the cancer can be inherently resistant to chemotherapy.
  • the cancer has relapsed in the subject after an initial treatment.
  • the present invention provides a method of identifying a drug candidate capable of inhibiting a cancer stem cell, the method comprising screening for a drug candidate that inhibits Stat3 pathway activity.
  • the drug candidate in one embodiment, is capable of inducing cell death in the cancer stem cell, and in another embodiment, of inhibiting self-renewal of the CSC.
  • the drug candidate is a small molecule Stat3 inhibitor, an RNAi agent against Stat3, an antisense agent against Stat3, a peptidomimetic Stat3 inhibitor, or a G-quartet oligodeoxynucleotides Stat3 inhibitor.
  • the drug candidate may have the capacity selected from the following: substantially inhibiting phosphorylation of the Stat3 protein, substantially inhibiting dimerization of the Stat3 protein, substantially inhibiting nuclear translocation of the Stat3 protein, substantially inhibiting DNA-binding activity of the Stat3 protein, and substantially inhibiting transcription activities of the Stat3 protein
  • the present invention provides a method of treating a subject for cancer refractory to a standard treatment, the method comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising the Compound of the Invention.
  • the standard treatment can be, for example, a chemotherapy, a radiotherapy, and/or surgery.
  • the cancer is inherently resistant to chemotherapy.
  • the present invention provides a method of treating or preventing cancer relapse in a subject, the method comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising the Compound of the Invention.
  • the pharmaceutical composition is administered as an adjuvant therapy after surgery.
  • the present invention provides a method of treating or preventing cancer metastasis in a subject, the method comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising the Compound of the Invention.
  • the pharmaceutical composition is administered as an adjuvant therapy after surgery.
  • the present invention provides a method of selectively targeting cancer cells in a subject, e.g., for treating a malignant disease, the method comprising administering to a subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising the Compound of the Invention, such that the compound concentration in the subject's plasma is not maintained above a critical concentration for more than 24 hour after each dose, thereby selectively killing cancer cells while substantially sparing normal cells.
  • the compound plasma concentration is not above the critical concentration at a certain time point after each dose, e.g., 12, 16, 20 or 24 hours.
  • the pharmaceutical composition is administered such that the compound concentration in the subject's plasma is not maintained above a critical concentration, e.g., continuously, for more than a duration selected from the group consisting of 12, 16, and 20 hours after each dose.
  • the critical concentration is about 100 ⁇ M, about 50 ⁇ M, about 30 ⁇ M, or about 20 ⁇ M.
  • the cancer cells are part of a cancer selected from the group, or any of its subgroup, consisting of liver cancer, head and neck cancer, pancreatic cancer, gastric cancer, renal cancer, sarcoma, multiple myeloma, metastatic breast cancer, leukemia, lymphoma, esophageal cancer, brain tumor, glioma, bladder cancer, endometrial cancer, thyroid cancer, bile duct cancer, bone cancer, eye cancer (retinoblastoma), gallbladder cancer, pituitary cancer, rectal cancer, salivary gland cancer, nasal pharyngeal cancer, breast cancer, lung cancer, colon cancer, prostate cancer, ovarian cancer, neuroblastoma, cervix cancer, leukemia, melanoma, oral epithermoid, keratinocyte, and skin cancer.
  • the cancer cells are part of a cancer selected from the group consisting of lung cancer, breast cancer (including the metastatic kind), cervical cancer, colorectal carcinoma, liver cancer
  • the present invention provides a method of treating cancer in a subject, the method comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising the Compound of the Invention.
  • Methods according to this aspect of the invention can be applied to treat cancer similar to those described with regard to previous aspects of the invention.
  • the subject of the treatment is a mammal, e.g., a human.
  • the present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition that comprises the Compound of the Invention, i.e., a compound selected from the group consisting of 2-(1-hydroxyethyl)-naphtho[2,3-b]furan-4,9-dione, 2-acetyl-7-chloro-naphtho[2,3-b]furan-4,9-dione, 2-acetyl-7-fluoro-naphtho[2,3-b]furan-4,9-dione, 2-acetylnaphtho[2,3-b]furan-4,9-dione, 2-ethyl-naphtho[2,3-b]furan-4,9-dione, phosphoric acid mono-[1-(4,9-dioxo-3a,4,9,9a-tetrahydro-naphtho[2,3-b]furan-2-yl)-vinyl]ester,
  • the present invention also provides a process of preparing some of the Compounds of the Invention.
  • the method prepares a compound of formula 4-6,
  • R 1 is H, Cl, or F, by reacting a compound of formula 4-4,
  • the reaction is carried out in an open air container. In one feature, all the steps of the process take place in one pot, i.e., in the same container.
  • the solvent may be tetrahydrofuran (THF), dioxane, or toluene
  • the base may be 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU), triethyl amine, or diisopropylethyl amine.
  • the ketone is a compound of formula 4-3.
  • the above process can further include the following steps:
  • the present invention provides a compound of the formula phosphoric acid mono-[1-(4,9-dioxo-3a,4,9,9a-tetrahydro-naphtho[2,3-b]furan-2-yl)-vinyl]ester.
  • the present invention provides a compound of the formula phosphoric acid 1-(4,9-dioxo-3a,4,9,9a-tetrahydro-naphtho[2,3-b]furan-2-yl)-vinyl ester dimethyl ester.
  • the present invention provides a process of preparing the compound phosphoric acid mono-[1-(4,9-dioxo-3a,4,9,9a-tetrahydro-naphtho[2,3-b]furan-2-yl)-vinyl]ester, the process comprising reacting compound 2-acetylnaphtho[2,3-b]furan-4,9-dione with a solution selected from the group consisting of lithium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide, sodium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide, and potassium bis(trimethylsilyl)amid, followed with adding a solution of dimethyl chlorophosphate.
  • the process may further comprise purifying a crude product obtained from the reaction by dissolving the product in CH 2 Cl 2 , washing it with saturated NH 4 CL and water, drying it over MgSO 2 , and subsequently running the product through column chromatography.
  • the present invention provides a process of preparing the compound phosphoric acid 1-(4,9-dioxo-3a,4,9,9a-tetrahydro-naphtho[2,3-b]furan-2-yl)-vinyl ester dimethyl ester, the process comprising reacting compound phosphoric acid mono-[1-(4,9-dioxo-3a,4,9,9a-tetrahydro-naphtho[2,3-b]furan-2-yl)-vinyl]ester with trimethylsilyl bromide.
  • the process can further comprise purifying a crude product obtained from the reaction by a semi-prep-HPLC.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates the differences between cancer-stem-cell-specific and conventional cancer therapies.
  • FIG. 2 shows the Stat3 pathway in cancer.
  • FIG. 3A shows that Stat3 is constitutively active in Hoechst Side Population cells.
  • FIG. 3B shows that Stat3 is constitutively active in CD133 + cells.
  • FIGS. 4A and 4B show that Stat3 knockdown in cancer stem cells induces apoptosis.
  • FIG. 5 shows that Stat3 knockdown in cancer stem cells inhibits cancer stem cell spherogenesis.
  • FIG. 6 shows that compound 401 inhibits Stat3 transcription activation activity.
  • FIG. 7A shows that compound 401 inhibits Stat3 DNA-binding activity in nuclear extract.
  • FIG. 7B shows that compounds 401, 416 and 418 inhibit Stat3 DNA-binding activity in nuclear extract.
  • FIG. 8A shows that compound 401 inhibits Stat3 DNA-binding activity in xenograft tumor tissues.
  • FIG. 8B shows that compound 401 inhibits the expression level of the Stat3 downstream effectors in xenograft tumor tissues.
  • FIG. 9A shows the sorting and analysis of the Hoechst Side Population.
  • FIG. 9B shows that Hoechst Side Population is as sensitive as non-side population to compound 401.
  • FIG. 10A shows that compound 401 is apoptotic to Hoechst Side Population cells.
  • FIG. 10B shows that compound 401 is apoptotic to CD133 + cells.
  • FIG. 11 shows that compound 401 blocks CD44 high sphere formation.
  • FIG. 12 shows that in vivo compound 401 treatment decreases the spherogenesis of the xenografted tumor cells.
  • FIG. 13 shows that compound 401 induces apoptosis in cancer cells.
  • FIG. 14 shows that compound 401 exhibits antitumor activity in human pancreatic cancer xenograft model and behaves differently from standard chemotherapy in that it abolishes tumor rebound.
  • FIG. 15 shows that compound 401 exhibits antitumor activity in human head and neck cancer xenograft model.
  • FIG. 16 shows that compound 401 exhibits antitumor activity in human breast cancer xenograft model.
  • FIG. 17 shows that compound 401 exhibits antitumor activity in human prostate cancer xenograft model.
  • FIG. 18 shows that compound 401 exhibits antitumor activity in human gastric cancer xenograft model.
  • FIG. 19 shows that compound 401 exhibits antitumor activity in human liver cancer xenograft model.
  • FIG. 20 shows that compound 401 inhibits metastasis in ISMS model.
  • FIG. 21 shows the pharmacokinectics of compound 401 in rats.
  • a cell includes a plurality of cells including mixtures thereof.
  • isolated or “purified” as used herein refer to a material that is substantially or essentially free from components that normally accompany it in its native state. Purity and homogeneity are typically determined using analytical chemistry techniques such as polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis or high performance liquid chromatography.
  • cancer stem cell(s) and “CSC(s)” are interchangeable.
  • CSCs are mammalian, and in preferred embodiments, these CSCs are of human origin, but they are not intended to be limited thereto.
  • Cancer stem cells are defined and functionally characterized as a population of cells originating from a solid tumor that: (1) have extensive proliferative capacity; 2) are capable of asymmetric cell division to generate one or more kinds of differentiated progeny with reduced proliferative or developmental potential; and (3) are capable of symmetric cell divisions for self-renewal or self-maintenance.
  • Other common approaches to characterize CSCs involve morphology and examination of cell surface markers, transcriptional profile, and drug response.
  • CSCs are also called in the research literature tumor/cancer initiating cells, cancer stem-like cells, stem-like cancer cells, highly tumorigenic cells, tumor stem cells, solid tumor stem cells, drug survival cells (DSC), drug resistant cells (DRCs) or super malignant cells.
  • DSC drug survival cells
  • DRC drug resistant cells
  • self-renewal refers to cancer stem cells' ability to give rise to new tumorigenic cancer stem cells to replenish or increase their number.
  • cancer refers to or describe the physiological condition in mammals in which a population of cells are characterized by unregulated cell growth.
  • “Cancer cells” and “tumor cells” as used herein refer to the total population of cells derived from a tumor including both non-tumorigenic cells, which comprise the bulk of the tumor cell population, and tumorigenic stem cells (cancer stem cells). Examples of cancer include, but are not limited to, carcinoma, lymphoma, blastoma, sarcoma, and leukemia.
  • cancers include squamous cell cancer, small-cell lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, adenocarcinoma of the lung, squamous carcinoma of the lung, cancer of the peritoneum, hepatocellular cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, pancreatic cancer, glioblastoma, cervical cancer, ovarian cancer, liver cancer, bladder cancer, hepatoma, breast cancer, colon cancer, colorectal cancer, endometrial or uterine carcinoma, salivary gland carcinoma, kidney cancer, liver cancer, prostate cancer, vulval cancer, thyroid cancer, hepatic carcinoma and various types of head and neck cancer.
  • Tumor refers to any mass of tissue that result from excessive cell growth or proliferation, either benign (noncancerous) or malignant (cancerous) including pre-cancerous lesions.
  • Metalsis refers to the process by which a cancer spreads or transfers from the site of origin to other regions of the body with the development of a similar cancerous lesion at the new location.
  • a “metastatic” or “metastasizing” cell is one that loses adhesive contacts with neighboring cells and migrates via the bloodstream or lymph from the primary site of disease to invade neighboring body structures.
  • the term “subject” refers to any animal (e.g., a mammal), including, but not limited to humans, non-human primates, rodents, and the like, which is to be the recipient of a particular treatment.
  • the terms “subject” and “patient” are used interchangeably herein in reference to a human subject.
  • Terms such as “treating” or “treatment” or “to treat” or “alleviating” or “to alleviate” as used herein refer to both 1) therapeutic measures that cure, slow down, lessen symptoms of, and/or halt progression of a diagnosed pathologic condition or disorder and 2) prophylactic or preventative measures that prevent or slow the development of a targeted pathologic condition or disorder.
  • those in need of treatment include those already with the disorder; those prone to have the disorder; and those in whom the disorder is to be prevented.
  • a subject is successfully “treated” according to the methods of the present invention if the patient shows one or more of the following: a reduction in the number of or complete absence of cancer cells; a reduction in the tumor size; inhibition of or an absence of cancer cell infiltration into peripheral organs including the spread of cancer into soft tissue and bone; inhibition of or an absence of tumor metastasis; inhibition or an absence of tumor growth; relief of one or more symptoms associated with the specific cancer; reduced morbidity and mortality; and improvement in quality of life.
  • the term “inhibiting”, “to inhibit” and their grammatical equivalents, when used in the context of a bioactivity, refer to a down-regulation of the bioactivity, which may reduce or eliminate the targeted function, such as the production of a protein or the phosphorylation of a molecule. In particular embodiments, inhibition may refers to a reduction of about 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90% or 95% of the targeted activity.
  • the terms refer to success at preventing the onset of symptoms, alleviating symptoms, or eliminating the disease, condition or disorder.
  • pharmaceutically-acceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent means a pharmaceutically-acceptable material, composition or vehicle, such as a liquid or solid filler, diluent, excipient, solvent or encapsulating material, involved in carrying or transporting the subject pharmaceutical agent from one organ, or portion of the body, to another organ, or portion of the body.
  • Each carrier must be “acceptable” in the sense of being compatible with the other ingredients of the formulation and not injurious to the patient.
  • materials which can serve as pharmaceutically-acceptable carriers include: sugars, such as lactose, glucose and sucrose; starches, such as corn starch and potato starch; cellulose, and its derivatives, such as sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, ethyl cellulose and cellulose acetate; powdered tragacanth; malt; gelatin; talc; excipients, such as cocoa butter and suppository waxes; oils, such as peanut oil, cottonseed oil, safflower oil, sesame oil, olive oil, corn oil and soybean oil; glycols, such as propylene glycol; polyols, such as glycerin, sorbitol, mannitol and polyethylene glycol; esters, such as ethyl oleate and ethyl laurate; agar; buffering agents, such as magnesium hydroxide and aluminum hydroxide; alginic acid; pyrogen-free water; isotonic saline; Ring
  • wetting agents such as sodium lauryl sulfate, magnesium stearate, and polyethylene oxide-polypropylene oxide copolymer as well as coloring agents, release agents, coating agents, sweetening, flavoring and perfuming agents, preservatives and antioxidants can also be present in the compositions.
  • the compounds of the present invention may form salts which are also within the scope of this invention.
  • Reference to a compound of the present invention herein is understood to include reference to salts thereof, unless otherwise indicated.
  • the term “salt(s)”, as employed herein, denotes acidic and/or basic salts formed with inorganic and/or organic acids and bases.
  • zwitterions inner salts may be formed and are included within the term “salt(s)” as used herein.
  • Salts of the compounds of the present invention may be formed, for example, by reacting a compound I, II or III with an amount of acid or base, such as an equivalent amount, in a medium such as one in which the salt precipitates or in an aqueous medium followed by lyophilization.
  • Solvates of the compounds of the invention are also contemplated herein.
  • Solvates of the compounds of the present invention include, for example, hydrates.
  • CSCs cancer stem cells
  • Methods of isolating these cells include but not limited to identification by their ability of efflux Hoechst 33342, identification by the surface markers these cells express, such as CD133, CD44, CD166, and others, and enrichment by their tumorigenic property.
  • the mounting evidence linking cancer stem cells to tumorigenesis unravel enormous therapeutic opportunity of targeting cancer stem cells.
  • the key to unlocking this untapped potential is the identification and validation of pathways that are selectively important for CSC self-renewal and survival. Though multiple pathways underlying tumorigenesis in cancer and in embryonic stem cells or adult stem cells have been elucidated in the past, no pathway have been identified and validated for CSC self-renewal and survival.
  • the present invention provides evidence that Stat3 pathway activity is critical for both CSC's survival and self-renewal (Example 1).
  • the present invention further provides compounds that are effective inhibitors of Stat3 pathway activities (Example 2).
  • the present invention also provides both in vitro and in vivo data that these Stat3 inhibitors do inhibit CSCs' self-renewal and are apoptotic to CSCs (Example 3).
  • the present invention also shows that these compounds can selectively kill a broad spectrum of cancer cells in vitro (Example 4) and inhibit a similarly broad range of cancers in vivo (Example 5).
  • the present invention empirically confirms Stat3 inhibitors' efficacy against metastatic cancer (Example 6).
  • the present invention empirically confirms that these compounds can achieve a desired PK exposure for selective killing of cancer cells in vivo (Example 7).
  • the data provided herein combined with recent breakthroughs in CSC research, allows the present invention to provide an array of methods directed at inhibiting CSCs, or treating cancers that have CSCs in specific or cancers in general. Also provided herein are methods directed at inhibiting Stat3 pathway activity in cells, or treating disorders, both cancerous and non-cancerous, that are associated with aberrant Stat3 pathway activities.
  • the present invention also provides related methods (e.g., manufacturing and drug candidate screening), materials, compositions and kits.
  • the present invention provides a method of inhibiting cancer stem cells where at least some Stat3 pathway activity in the CSCs are inhibited through a Stat3 pathway inhibitor. In one embodiment, most, i.e., more than 50%, of the Stat3 pathway activity is inhibited. In another embodiment, substantially all of the Stat3 pathway activity is inhibited.
  • the method can prevent the CSCs from self-renewal, such that it is no longer able to replenish its numbers by dividing into tumorigenic CSC cells. Or, the method can induce cell death in CSCs.
  • This method can be used to treat a subject's cancer.
  • Cancers that are known to have CSCs and aberrant (e.g., overactive or constituently active) Stat3 pathway activities are good candidates for such treatment, and include but are not limited to: breast cancer, head and neck cancer, lung cancer, ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, colorectal carcinoma, prostate cancer, renal cell carcinoma, melanoma, hepatocellular carcinomas, cervical cancer, sarcomas, brain tumors, gastric cancers, multiple myeloma, leukemia, and lymphomas.
  • the method is used to treat liver cancers, head and neck cancers, pancreatic cancers, and/or gastric cancers.
  • the method is used to treat multiple myeloma, brain tumors, and sarcomas.
  • any methods of the invention directed to inhibiting CSCs can be practiced to treat cancer that is metastatic, refractory to a chemotherapy or radiotherapy, or has relapsed in the subject after an initial treatment.
  • the inhibitor is isolated, purified or synthetic, and can be selected from the group consisting of a small molecule Stat3 inhibitor, an RNAi agent against Stat3, an antisense agent against Stat3, a peptidomimetic Stat3 inhibitor, and a G-quartet oligodeoxynucleotides Stat3 inhibitor.
  • the inhibitor may be isolated or purified from a natural product as well.
  • the mechanism of inhibition can be selected to target any step in the Stat3 pathway.
  • the inhibitor can substantially inhibit phosphorylation of the Stat3 protein, substantially inhibit dimerization of the Stat3 protein, substantially inhibit nuclear translocation of the Stat3 protein, substantially inhibit DNA-binding activity of the Stat3 protein, and/or substantially inhibit transcription activities of the Stat3 protein.
  • the Stat3 pathway inhibitor may inhibit one or more upstream or downstream components in the Stat3 pathway.
  • Stat3 pathway can be activated in response to cytokines, such as IL-6, or by a series of tyrosine kinases, such as EGFR, JAKs, Abl, KDR, c-Met, Src, and Her2.
  • the downstream effectors of Stat3 include but are not limited to Bcl-xl, c-Myc, cyclinD1, Vegf, MMP-2, and survivin ( FIG. 2 ).
  • Stat3 pathway is found to be aberrantly active in a wide variety of human diseases, as shown in Table 1. Existing clinical samples examined showed that persistently active Stat3 pathway occurs in more than half of breast and lung cancers, hepatocellular carcinomas, multiple myelomas and more than 95% of head and neck cancers.
  • Activated Stat3 has also been demonstrated in a number of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. Furthermore, as cytokines, such as interleukin 6, mediated inflammation is the common causative origin for Atherosclerosis [38], Peripheral Vascular Disease [39, 40], Coronary Artery Disease [39, 40], hypertension [41], Osteroprorosis [42], Type 2 Diabetes [39], and Dementia [43] and 130-Jaks-Stats is the main pathway activated by IL-6, inhibition of Stat3 pathway may prevent these diseases as well.
  • cytokines such as interleukin 6, mediated inflammation is the common causative origin for Atherosclerosis [38], Peripheral Vascular Disease [39, 40], Coronary Artery Disease [39, 40], hypertension [41], Osteroprorosis [42], Type 2 Diabetes [39], and Dementia [43] and 130-Jaks-Stats is the main pathway activated by IL-6, inhibition of Stat3 pathway may prevent these diseases as well.
  • the Stat3 inhibitor according to the present invention is: 2-(1-hydroxyethyl)-naphtho[2,3-b]furan-4,9-dione, 2-acetyl-7-chloro-naphtho [2,3-b]furan-4,9-dione, 2-acetyl-7-fluoro-naphtho[2,3-b]furan-4,9-dione, 2-acetylnaphtho[2,3-b]furan-4,9-dione, 2-ethyl-naphtho[2,3-b]furan-4,9-dione, phosphoric acid mono-[1-(4,9-dioxo-3a,4,9,9a-tetrahydro-naphtho[2,3-b]furan-2-yl)-vinyl]ester, phosphoric acid 1-(4,9-dioxo-3a,4,9,9a-tetrahydro-
  • the present invention provides a method of identifying a drug candidate capable of inhibiting a cancer stem cell.
  • the method comprises screening for a drug candidate that inhibits Stat3 pathway activity.
  • the drug candidate is a small molecule Stat3 inhibitor, an RNAi agent against Stat3, an antisense agent against Stat3, a peptidomimetic Stat3 inhibitor, or a G-quartet oligodeoxynucleotide Stat3 inhibitor.
  • the drug candidate is capable of inducing cell death in CSC or at least inhibiting its self-renewal.
  • Various phases in the pathway can be targeted for screening the drug candidate.
  • various embodiments of the method can screen for drug candidates that substantially inhibits phosphorylation of the Stat3 protein, substantially inhibits dimerization of the Stat3 protein, substantially inhibits nuclear translocation of the Stat3 protein, substantially inhibits DNA-binding activities of the Stat3 protein, or substantially inhibits transcription activities of the Stat3 protein.
  • Example 2 shows that the Compound of the Invention inhibits Stat3 transcription activity, and Stat3 DNA-binding activity in vitro.
  • Example 2 further shows that the Compound of the Invention inhibits in vivo both the expression of Stat3 downstream effectors (e.g., cyclin D1 and survivin) and Stat3 DNA binding activity.
  • Stat3 downstream effectors e.g., cyclin D1 and survivin
  • the present invention provides a method of inhibiting cellular Stat3 pathway activity where an effective amount of the Compound of the Invention is administered.
  • the Compound of the Invention can be used to formulate a pharmaceutical composition to treat or prevent disorders or conditions associated with aberrant Stat3 pathway activities.
  • a disorder is considered herein “associated with” aberrant Stat3 pathway activities if a patient suffering from the disorder, which can be a subtype within a type of disorder, typically have in at least some of the patient's cells aberrant Stat3 pathway activity, which can, but not necessarily, contribute to the pathology of the disorder.
  • Some of the disorders known to be associated with aberrant Stat3 pathway activities include but are not limited to: autoimmune diseases, inflammatory diseases, inflammatory bowel diseases, arthritis, autoimmune demyelination disorder, Alzheimer's disease, stroke, ischemia reperfusion injury and multiple sclerosis.
  • Some of the disorders known to be associated with aberrant Stat3 pathway activities are cancers and include but are not limited to: various types of breast cancers, head and neck cancers, lung cancers, ovarian cancers, pancreatic cancers, colorectal carcinoma, prostate cancers, renal cell carcinoma, melanoma, hepatocellular carcinomas, cervical cancers, sarcomas, brain tumors, gastric cancers, multiple myeloma, leukemia, and lymphomas.
  • a kit includes one or more agents for diagnosing a disorder associated with aberrant Stat3 pathway activities, and a therapeutically effective amount of the Compound of the Invention or another effective Stat3 pathway inhibitor.
  • the diagnostic agent can be any suitable reagent depending on the suspected disorder, and may include agents needed to draw a blood sample, take a biopsy, screen for a biomolecule (e.g., antigen or antibody) or extract genetic information from a sample.
  • the agent may include a solvent, a detergent, an anticoagulant, an antigen, an antibody, an enzyme, a PCR primer, and so on.
  • kits that includes: one or more agents for diagnosing aberrant Stat3 pathway activities, and a therapeutically effective amount of the Compound of the Invention or another effective Stat3 pathway inhibitor.
  • aberrant Stat3 pathway activity can be identified through any suitable analytical means to examine any indicia of such activity, e.g., expression (level, duration, etc.) of phosphorylated Stat3 or of a surrogate upstream or downstream regulator of Stat3 phosphorylation.
  • the diagnostic agent can be any suitable reagent depending on the indicia of aberrant Stat3 pathway activity that the test looks at.
  • Example 3 shows that the Compound of the Invention, which is at least a Stat3 pathway inhibitor, kills cancer stem cells.
  • Example 3 also demonstrates that the Compound of the Invention also inhibits CSC spherogenesis, an indication of successful inhibition of CSC self-renewal, both in vitro and in vivo.
  • the present invention provides a method of inhibiting cancer stem cells where an effective amount of the Compound of the Invention is administered to the cells.
  • Cancers known to have CSCs are good candidates for such treatments, and include but are not limited to: various types of breast cancers, head and neck cancers, lung cancers, ovarian cancers, pancreatic cancers, colorectal carcinoma, prostate cancers, liver cancers, melanoma, multiple myeloma, brain tumors, sarcomas, medulloblastoma, and leukemia.
  • any methods of the invention directed to inhibiting CSCs can be practiced to treat cancer that is metastatic, refractory to a chemotherapy or radiotherapy, or has relapsed in the subject after an initial treatment.
  • Example 6 below specifically tests in vivo the anti-metastasis efficacy of the Compound of the Invention, and the data show significant reduction in the number of primary tumor foci and the spontaneous liver metastasis.
  • Example 4 the Compound of the Invention is not only shown to cause apoptosis in a broad spectrum of cancer cells, but also to exhibit selectivity in its cytotoxicity which is critical for developing low-toxicity therapeutics.
  • Selective cytotoxicity refers to a compound's ability to kill cancer cells while substantially sparing normal cells, sometimes under certain conditions. Normal cells usually refer to healthy, non-tumorigenic cells. Conditions that result in selective cytotoxicity for a drug candidate are hard to predict because they require knowledge of the underlying mechanism of cytotoxicity. For example, to lower the toxicity of an anti-cancer drug that targets microtubule formation during mitosis presents quite different factors to work with than a drug that blocks cellular metabolic processes. A suitable condition for engendering selective cytotoxicity needs to balance the need for the drug to be toxic enough to effectively kill cancer cells while tolerable enough to normal cells. For instance, if lower concentration is used, that often means prolonged infusion is needed to kill cancer cells.
  • a pharmaceutical composition that has the Compound of the Invention is administered to the subject such that the compound concentration in the subject's plasma is not maintained above a critical concentration for more than 24 hours after each dose.
  • This method can be used to treat all cancers, including any of the groups of cancers described here, and to treat Stat3-associated disorder, an exemplary list of which is already provided above and is not repeated here.
  • the duration can be further restricted to 12, 16, and 20 hours after each dose.
  • the critical concentration for each compound may vary. In various embodiments of the present invention, the critical concentration is about 100 ⁇ M, about 50 ⁇ M, about 30 ⁇ M, or about 20 ⁇ M.
  • the cancer being treated is selected from the following group: liver cancer, head and neck cancer, pancreatic cancer, gastric cancer, renal cancer, sarcoma, multiple myeloma, metastatic breast cancer, metastatic prostate cancer, leukemia, lymphoma, esophageal cancer, brain tumor, glioma, bladder cancer, endometrial cancer, thyroid cancer, bile duct cancer, bone cancer, eye cancer (retinoblastoma), gallbladder cancer, pituitary cancer, rectal cancer, salivary gland cancer, and nasal pharyngeal cancer.
  • the present invention provides a method of treating cancer in a subject, where a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising the Compound of the Invention is administered to the subject.
  • the cancer may be metastatic.
  • the subject may be a mammal, e.g., a human being.
  • the present invention provides effective dosing ranges, dosing frequencies, and plasma concentrations of the compounds.
  • the pharmaceutical composition is administered at a dosage: (a) from about 1 mg/m 2 to about 5,000 mg/m 2 (I.V.) or from about 1 mg/m 2 to about 50,000 mg/m 2 (PO); (b) from about 2 mg/m 2 to about 3,000 mg/m 2 (I.V.) or from about 10 mg/m 2 to about 50,000 mg/m 2 (PO).
  • the compound of the present invention can be administered every other day (Q2D), daily (QD), or twice a day (BID).
  • the pharmaceutical composition is administered orally and no more than four times a day (QID).
  • the pharmaceutical composition is administered to the subject such that the compound concentration in the subject's plasma is not maintained above a critical concentration for more than 24 hours (or 12, 16, and 20 hours) after each dose.
  • the plasma concentration of the compound does not exceed the critical concentration at a certain time point after each does, e.g., 12, 16, 20, or 24 hours, as a regimen that avoids non-selective toxicity.
  • the critical concentration is about 100 ⁇ M, about 50 ⁇ M, about 30 ⁇ M, or about 20 ⁇ M.
  • the compositions, in certain cases, are isolated, purified or synthesized.
  • the present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition that comprises the Compound of the Invention, and a pharmaceutically-acceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent.
  • the composition is suitable for oral, nasal, topical, rectal, vaginal or parenteral administration, or intravenous, subcutaneous or intramuscular injection.
  • Formulations of the present invention include those suitable for oral, nasal, topical (including buccal and sublingual), rectal, vaginal and/or parenteral administration.
  • the formulations may conveniently be presented in unit dosage form and may be prepared by any methods well known in the art of pharmacy.
  • the amount of active ingredient which can be combined with a carrier material to produce a single dosage form will vary depending upon the mammal being treated and the particular mode of administration.
  • the amount of active ingredient, which can be combined with a carrier material to produce a single dosage form will generally be that amount of the compound which produces a therapeutic effect. Generally, out of 100%, this amount will range, for example, from about 1% to about 99% of active ingredient, from about 5% to about 70%, from about 10% to about 30%.
  • compositions or formulations of the invention suitable for oral administration may be in the form of capsules, cachets, pills, tablets, lozenges (using a flavored basis, usually sucrose and acacia or tragacanth), powders, granules, or as a solution or a suspension in an aqueous or non-aqueous liquid, or as an oil-in-water or water-in-oil liquid emulsion, or as an elixir or syrup, or as pastilles (using an inert base, such as gelatin and glycerin, or sucrose and acacia) and/or as mouth washes and the like, each containing a predetermined amount of the Compound of the Invention as an active ingredient.
  • the Compound of the Invention may also be administered as a bolus, electuary or paste.
  • the Compound of the Invention is mixed with one or more pharmaceutically-acceptable carriers, such as sodium citrate or dicalcium phosphate, and/or any of the following: fillers or extenders, such as starches, lactose, sucrose, glucose, mannitol, and/or silicic acid; binders, such as, for example, carboxymethylcellulose, alginates, gelatin, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, sucrose and/or acacia; humectants, such as glycerol; disintegrating agents, such as agar-agar, calcium carbonate, potato or tapioca starch, alginic acid, certain silicates, sodium carbonate, and sodium starch glycolate; solution retarding agents, such as paraffin; absorption accelerators, such as quaternary ammonium compounds; wetting agents, such as, for example, cetylene glycol, glycerol, glycerol, glycerol, glycerol, glycerol,
  • compositions may also comprise buffering agents.
  • Solid compositions of a similar type may also be employed as fillers in soft and hard-filled gelatin capsules using such excipients as lactose or milk sugars, as well as high molecular weight polyethylene glycols and the like.
  • Liquid dosage forms for oral administration of the Compound of the Invention include pharmaceutically acceptable emulsions, microemulsions, solutions, suspensions, syrups and elixirs.
  • the liquid dosage forms may contain inert diluents commonly used in the art, such as, for example, water or other solvents, solubilizing agents and emulsifiers, such as ethyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, ethyl carbonate, ethyl acetate, benzyl alcohol, benzyl benzoate, propylene glycol, 1,3-butylene glycol, oils (in particular, cottonseed, groundnut, corn, germ, olive, castor and sesame oils), glycerol, tetrahydrofuryl alcohol, polyethylene glycols and fatty acid esters of sorbitan, and mixtures thereof.
  • cyclodextrins e.g., hydroxypropyl-.beta.-
  • the oral compositions can also include adjuvants such as wetting agents, emulsifying and suspending agents, sweetening, flavoring, coloring, perfuming and preservative agents.
  • Suspensions in addition to one or more Compounds of the Invention, may contain suspending agents as, for example, ethoxylated isostearyl alcohols, polyoxyethylene sorbitol and sorbitan esters, microcrystalline cellulose, aluminum metahydroxide, bentonite, agar-agar and tragacanth, and mixtures thereof.
  • Formulations of the pharmaceutical compositions of the invention for rectal or vaginal administration may be presented as a suppository, which may be prepared by mixing one or more Compounds of the Invention, with one or more suitable nonirritating excipients or carriers comprising, for example, cocoa butter, polyethylene glycol, a suppository wax or a salicylate, and which is solid at room temperature, but liquid at body temperature and, therefore, will melt in the rectum or vaginal cavity and release the active pharmaceutical agents of the invention.
  • Formulations of the present invention which are suitable for vaginal administration also include pessaries, tampons, creams, gels, pastes, foams or spray formulations containing such carriers as are known in the art to be appropriate.
  • Dosage forms for the topical or transdermal administration of a composition according to the invention include powders, sprays, ointments, pastes, creams, lotions, gels, solutions, patches and inhalants.
  • the active compound may be mixed under sterile conditions with a pharmaceutically-acceptable carrier, and with any preservatives, buffers, or propellants which may be required.
  • the ointments, pastes, creams and gels may contain, in addition to the Compound of the Invention, excipients, such as animal and vegetable fats, oils, waxes, paraffins, starch, tragacanth, cellulose derivatives, polyethylene glycols, silicones, bentonites, silicic acid, talc and zinc oxide, or mixtures thereof.
  • excipients such as animal and vegetable fats, oils, waxes, paraffins, starch, tragacanth, cellulose derivatives, polyethylene glycols, silicones, bentonites, silicic acid, talc and zinc oxide, or mixtures thereof.
  • Powders and sprays can contain, in addition to a compound of this invention, excipients such as lactose, talc, silicic acid, aluminum hydroxide, calcium silicates and polyamide powder, or mixtures of these substances.
  • Sprays can additionally contain customary propellants, such as chlorofluorohydrocarbons and volatile unsubstituted hydrocarbons, such as butane and propane.
  • Ophthalmic formulations are also contemplated as being within the scope of this invention.
  • compositions of this invention suitable for parenteral administration comprise one or more compounds according to the invention in combination with one or more pharmaceutically-acceptable sterile isotonic aqueous or nonaqueous solutions, dispersions, suspensions or emulsions, or sterile powders which may be reconstituted into sterile injectable solutions or dispersions just prior to use, which may contain antioxidants, buffers, bacteriostats, solutes which render the formulation isotonic with the blood of the intended recipient or suspending or thickening agents.
  • compositions according to the invention in order to prolong the effect of the composition according to the invention, it is desirable to slow its absorption by the body from subcutaneous or intramuscular injection. This may be accomplished by the use of a liquid suspension of crystalline or amorphous material having poor water solubility. The rate of absorption of the drug then depends upon its rate of dissolution, which, in turn, may depend upon crystal size and crystalline form. Alternatively, delayed absorption of a parenterally-administered composition is accomplished by dissolving or suspending the compound in an oil vehicle.
  • One strategy for depot injections includes the use of polyethylene oxide-polypropylene oxide copolymers wherein the vehicle is fluid at room temperature and solidifies at body temperature.
  • the pharmaceutical compounds of this invention may be administered alone or in combination with other pharmaceutical agents, or with other anti-cancer therapies as described herein, as well as in combination with a pharmaceutically-acceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent.
  • the pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent comprises a lipid for intravenous delivery.
  • the lipid can be: phospholipids, synthetic phophatidylcholines, natural phophatidylcholines, sphingomyelin, ceramides, phophatidylethanolamines, phosphatidylglycerols, phosphatidic acids, cholesterol, cholesterol sulfate, and hapten and PEG conjugated lipids.
  • the lipid may be in the form of nanoemulsion, micelles, emulsions, suspension, nanosuspension, niosomes, or liposomes.
  • the pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent is in a form of micellar emulsion, suspension, or nanoparticle suspension, and it further comprises an intravenously acceptable protein, e.g., human albumin or a derivative thereof, for intravenous delivery.
  • an intravenously acceptable protein e.g., human albumin or a derivative thereof
  • the pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent comprises a waxy material for oral delivery.
  • the waxy material may be mono-, di-, or tri-glycerides, mono-, di-fatty acid esters of PEG, PEG conjugated vitamin E (vitamin E TPGs), and/or Gelucire.
  • the Gelucire can be selected from Gelucire 44/14, Gelucire 43/01, Gelucire 50/02, Gelucire 50/13, Gelucire 37/02, Gelucire 33/01, Gelucire 46/07, and Gelucire 35/10.
  • the pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent is selected from capryol, transcutol hp, labrafil M, labrasol, triacetin, pharmasolv, ethanol, poly vinyl pyrrolidine, carboxymethyl cellulose, tween 20, and tween 80.
  • the pharmaceutically acceptable excipient e.g., Gelucire 44/14
  • a surfactant which can be Tween 80 or Tween 20.
  • the Compound of the Invention can be synthesized using commercially available starting materials and processes well known to one skilled in the art of organic chemistry.
  • the present invention provides a manufacturing process for some of the claimed compounds.
  • a small molecule Stat3 inhibitor refers to any low molecular-weight drug that shows inhibitory activity against Stat3. Compared to larger molecular weight pharmaceuticals such as proteins, peptides, and carbohydrates, small molecules can more easily penetrate cell membranes and the blood brain barrier. These molecules tend to incur lower process development and manufacturing costs.
  • an RNAi therapy is the direct use of RNA interference (RNAi) in the treatment of diseases by silencing genes that give rise to bad proteins and, therefore, disease.
  • RNAi is a naturally occurring process that suppresses certain gene activity in living cells. It is a widely conserved eukaryotic function that double stranded RNA triggers in cells via short RNA duplex intermediates such as small interfering RNAs (siRNAs). Through a series of processing steps, one of the two strands of the siRNA complexes with proteins to form RISC(RNA-induced silencing complex). RISC recognizes the complementary RNA sequence by Watson-Crick base pairing and then cleaves it.
  • RNAi also include shRNA, miRNA, and others.
  • an antisense therapy is a form of treatment for genetic disorders or infections.
  • DNA DNA, RNA or a chemical analogue
  • mRNA messenger RNA
  • This synthesized nucleic acid is termed an “anti-sense” oligonucleotide because its base sequence is complementary to the gene's messenger RNA (mRNA), which is called the “sense” sequence (so that a sense segment of mRNA “5′-AAGGUC-3′” would be blocked by the anti-sense mRNA segment “3′-UUCCAG-5′”).
  • mRNA messenger RNA
  • a peptidomimetic is a small protein-like chain designed to mimic a peptide. They typically arise from modification of an existing peptide in order to alter the molecule's properties. For example, they may arise from modifications to change the molecule's stability or biological activity. This can have a role in the development of drug-like compounds from existing peptides. These modifications involve changes to the peptide that will not occur naturally (such as altered backbones and the incorporation of non-natural amino acids).
  • G-quartet oligodeoxynucleotide inhibitors are catalytic DNA molecules (DNAzymes) designed to inhibit proteins independent of their RNA-cleavage activity in cells.
  • HeLa, DU145, H1299, DLD1, SW480, A549, MCF7, LN18, HCT116, HepG2, Paca2, Panc1, LNcap, FaDu, HT29, and PC3 cells were maintained in Dulbecco's Modified Eagle Medium (DMEM) (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, Calif.) supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS) (Gemini Bio-Products, West Sacramento, Calif.) and 5% penicillin/streptomycin/amphotercin B (Invitrogen).
  • DMEM Dulbecco's Modified Eagle Medium
  • FBS fetal bovine serum
  • penicillin/streptomycin/amphotercin B Invitrogen
  • SW480 cells were removed from the culture dish with trypsin and EDTA, pelleted by centrifugation, washed with phosphate-buffered saline (PBS), and resuspended at 37° C. in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium (DMEM) containing 2% FBS and 1 mM HEPES. The cells were then labeled with Hoechst 33342 (Invitrogen) at a concentration of 5 ⁇ g/mL. The labeled cells were incubated for 120 minutes at 37° C., either alone or with 50 ⁇ M verapamil (Sigma-Aldrich, St. Louis).
  • PBS phosphate-buffered saline
  • DMEM Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium
  • HBSS Hanks' balanced saline solution
  • FBS Frequency-sensitive bovine serum
  • 675LP 675 nm long-pass edge filter
  • CD133 isolation is based upon the method of Ricci-Vitiani et al. [20], with slight modification.
  • CD133 + cells were isolated by either fluorescence activated cell sorting (FACS) or magnetic nanoparticle-based separation.
  • CD44 high cells were isolated by FACS according to the methods described in Ponti et al, with slight modification [85]. Briefly, after trypsinization and recovery of cells for 30 minutes at 37° C. in growth media, cells were pelleted at 400 ⁇ g and were resuspended in PBS with 2% FBS and 1 mM EDTA at 1 ⁇ 10 6 cells/mL. Cells were then incubated on ice with a 1:100 dilution of CD44-FITC (BD Biosicences, San Diego, Calif.) for 15 minutes. Alternatively, CD24-PE (BD Biosciences, San Diego, Calif.) (1:100) was utilized for negative selection. After washing three times, cells were resuspended at 2 ⁇ 10 6 /mL and passed through a 40 ⁇ M mesh before sorting
  • CD44 high FaDu or Hoechst side population cancer stem cells were cultured in ultra low attachment plates in cancer stem cell media (DMEM/F12, B27 Neurobasal supplement, 20 ng/ml EGF, 10 ng/ml FGF, 4 ⁇ g/ml insulin, and 0.4% BSA) to allow spheres formation.
  • DMEM/F12, B27 Neurobasal supplement, 20 ng/ml EGF, 10 ng/ml FGF, 4 ⁇ g/ml insulin, and 0.4% BSA cancer stem cell media
  • sphere formation was evaluated by microscopy after 10-14 days in culture and spheres with >50 cells were scored.
  • HeLa Cells were co-transfected with Stat3-luciferase (Stat3-Luc) reporter vector (Panomics, Fremont, Calif.) and Renilla luciferase (Promega, Madison, Wis.) using Lipofectamine 2000 as described by the manufacturer (Invitrogen). Following transfection, cells were maintained in medium containing 0.5% FBS for 24 hours. Cells were then treated with the indicated compound for 30 minutes prior to the addition of 25 ng/ml oncostatin M (OSM) (R&D Systems, Minneapolis, Minn.) to the medium. 6 hours following OSM addition, cells were harvested and levels of firefly and renilla luciferase were measured using the Dual-Glo Luciferase Assay System as described by the manufacturer (Promega).
  • OSM oncostatin M
  • Annexin-V positive cells were determined by Flow cytometry.
  • Electrophoretic mobility shift assay was performed as described by the manufacturer (Li-Cor Biosciences, Lincoln, Nebr.). Briefly, nuclear extracts were made from HeLa cells using the NucBuster Protein Extraction Kit as described by the manufacturer (EMD Biosciences, San Diego, Calif.). 5 ⁇ g of nuclear extract was pre-incubated with the indicated dose of indicated compound for 30 minutes prior to a 15-minute incubation with the IR700-labeled consensus Stat3 oligonucleotide. Samples were then electrophoresed on a polyacrylamide gel and directly scanned using the Odyssey infrared imaging system (Li-Cor Biosciences).
  • ELISA enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
  • 5 ⁇ g of nuclear extract was preincubated with indicated concentration of indicated compound for 30 minutes prior to the addition of biotinylated oligo (5′-Biotin-GATCCTTCTGGGAATTCCTAGATC-3′, SEQ ID NO. 1).
  • Stat3-DNA complexes were then captured on streptavidin coated 96 well plates (Pierce, Rockford, Ill.). Bound complexes were then incubated with Stat3 polyclonal antibody (Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Santa Cruz, Calif.) followed by anti-rabbit HRP conjugated secondary antibody (GE Healthcare, Pittsburgh, Pa.). Bound antibody was then visualized by addition of TMB substrate (Pierce) and absorbance measured at 450 nm.
  • MTT 3-(4,5 dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium
  • Cells treated with indicated compound for an indicated time were either fixed in 4% formaldehyde or cold methanol for the detection of Annexin V, cleaved caspase 3, or stat3, respectively. Coverslips were air dried and rehydrated in PBS at room temperature for 10 min. Samples were then incubated in blocking buffer (PBS, 5% FBS) for 10 min at room temperature in a humid chamber. Cells were incubated overnight at 4° C. with primary antibodies. After washing, the cells were incubated for 1 hour at room temperature with a 1:500 dilution of FITC conjugated anti-rabbit antibody.
  • the TPIV® (Therapeutic Pathway Identification and Validation) technology provides plasmids that can be used to first transfect bacteria that are in turn taken up by a mammalian subject. After bacterial lysis, dsRNA encoded by the TPIV® plasmids and processed by the bacteria get released into the mammalian cell cytoplasm and effect targeted gene knockdown.
  • the TPIV® technology is described in co-owned PCT patent application no. PCT/US08/68866 filed on Jun. 30, 2008, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference.
  • TPIV® plasmid that encodes effective siRNA sequences against Stat3 was constructed by PCR-cloning of a Stat3 plasmid purchased from Origene Technologies (Rockville, Md., USA) using the following primers:
  • TPIV-Stat3 (300 bp insert) Primers: (SEQ ID NO. 2) Stat3 TPIV For 5′-GGATCTAGAATCAGCTACAGCAGC (SEQ ID NO. 3) Stat3 TPIV Rev 5′-TCCTCTAGAGGGCAATCTCCATTG
  • control plasmid is constructed using a pGL2 plasmid purchased from Promega (Madison, Wis., USA).
  • Each culture was then treated with IPTG (1 mM final concentration) for 2-4 hours to induce transcription of the long double strand RNAs which would be processed into a cocktail siRNAs by the bacteria.
  • IPTG IPTG
  • the number of bacteria for cell treatment was then calculated according to cell confluency and the needed multiplicity of infection (MOI; try ranges of 20:1 to 2000:1, bacteria to cells) in an appropriate reaction volume. As a rule of thumb, the reaction volume should be chosen to result in 3 ⁇ 10 8 /ml for a 1000:1 MOI.
  • the required volume of bacteria culture was then centrifuged at 2500 g for 10 mins at 4° C.
  • cancer cells or cancer stem cells were isolated. 30 minutes before bactofection, the cell culture medium was replaced with 2 ml of fresh serum-free medium containing 100 ⁇ g/ml of ampicillin and 1 mM IPTG. Bacteria prepared above were then added to the cells at the desired MOI for 2 hours at 37° C.
  • the cells were washed 3 times using serum-free cell culture medium. The cells were then incubated with 2 ml of fresh complete cell culture medium containing 100 ⁇ g/ml of ampicillin and 150 ⁇ g/ml of gentamycin for 2 hours to kill any remaining extracellular bacteria. After treatment with ampicillin and gentamycin, the cells were incubated with 3 ml of fresh complete RPMI 1640 medium containing 10 ⁇ g/ml of ofloxacin to kill any intracellular bacteria. The cells were then harvested or analysis at various time points in order to assess the extent of target gene silencing and the resulting phenotypes.
  • mice 4-5 weeks Male or female athymic nude mice 4-5 weeks (Charles River Laboratories, Wilmington, Mass.), were acclimated to the animal housing facility for at least 1 week before study initiation. All of the experimental procedures utilized were consistent with the guidelines outlined by the American Physiology Society and the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals and were also approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee of Boston Biomedical Inc. The animals were housed in groups of four in wood chip bedded cages in a room having controlled temperature (68° F.-72° F.), light (12-h light-dark cycle), and humidity (45-55%). The animals were allowed free access to water and food during the experiment.
  • ISMS Model Intrasplenic-Nude Mouse Model System
  • mice The female nude mice were anesthetized and under aseptic conditions, an incision was made in the left flank to expose the spleen.
  • One million human colon cancer HT29 cells in 0.1 ml PBS were injected under the spleen capsule using a 27-gauge needle.
  • the spleen was replaced in the peritoneal cavity and the incision was closed.
  • Treatment started the next day after the implantation till the examination day.
  • the regimen of the treatments is 5 qd/wk via i.p.
  • the mice were sacrificed when moribund or 30 days after the injection. The spleen and liver were removed and examined, and the number of tumor lesions was recorded.
  • Stat3 knockdown in CSCs induces apoptosis.
  • immunofluorence microscopy allows not only the analysis of rare cell populations, but also provides additional information on protein localization and the ability to correlate staining with phenotype (i.e. apoptosis).
  • p-Stat3 and Stat3 were indeed present in SP cells and that it was modestly enriched in the nucleus ( FIG. 3A ).
  • FIG. 3A we also observed increased p-Stat3 staining in SP cells over NSP cells, suggesting that SP cells may rely more heavily on Stat3 for survival.
  • Stat3 The status of Stat3 was also evaluated in CD133 + cells isolated from FaDu human head and neck cancer cells and LN18 human glioblastoma cells. As shown in FIG. 3B , Stat3 are also constitutively active in these cells. Taken together, these data suggest Stat3 as a target that is particularly important for cancer stem cells.
  • FIG. 4A Immunofluorescence analysis revealed that significant depletion of Stat3 could be achieved within 24 hours of infection ( FIG. 4A ) on freshly isolated CSCs (SP) and found that the majority of cells treated with Stat3-targeting TPIV® plasmids underwent apoptosis within 24 hours of infection, whereas control TPIV® plasmids did not induce apoptosis to levels above control, uninfected cells ( FIG. 4B ). These data demonstrate that cancer stem cells depend upon Stat3 for survival.
  • CD44 high /CD24 low FaDu or Hoeschst side population cancer stem cells were isolated by FACS, and cultured in ultra low attachment plates in cancer stem cell media (DMEM/F12, B27 Neurobasal supplement, 20 ng/mL EGF, 10 ng/mL FGF, 4 ⁇ g/mL insulin, and 0.4% BSA) to allow sphere formation.
  • Primary spheres were collected, disaggregated with trypsin, and distributed to 96-well ultra low attachment plated prior to TPIV® treatment.
  • Bacteria were administered at an MOI of 1000 for two hours before addition of anti-biotic cocktail (penstrep, gentamycin, oflaxacin). Sphere formation was assessed after 10-14 days in culture. Representative sphere images were captured before ( FIG.
  • FIG. 5 left upper panels
  • FIG. 5 left bottom panel
  • Relative spherogenesis was shown in the right panel of FIG. 5 .
  • Stat3-luciferase Stat3-luc reporter construct.
  • Cells transfected with Stat3-luc were cultured in reduced serum medium prior to addition of indicated compound for 30 minutes.
  • Cells were then stimulated with 25 ng/ml oncostatin M (OSM) for 6 hours followed by detection of Stat3-luc reporter activity.
  • OSM oncostatin M
  • AG490 a known inhibitor of the Jak-Stat pathway, was included as a positive control for Stat3 inhibition.
  • Etoposide included as a control for genotoxic activity, showed little or no Stat3 inhibition.
  • Compound 1001 which is naphthalene instead of naphthoquinone as the compounds in this invention, did not inhibit OSM-stimulated Stat3 reporter activity even at a much higher concentration ( FIG. 6 , right panel).
  • Nuclear extracts from HeLa cells which contain constitutively activated Stat3 as detected by phoshporylation at the tyrosine 705 residue, were used to perform Stat3 EMSAs to monitor Stat3 DNA binding activity.
  • Nuclear extracts were incubated with indicated compound prior to incubation with IR700-labeled Stat3 consensus oligonucleotide. Binding of Stat3 to the oligonucleotide was monitored by gel electrophoresis and detection using a LiCor Odyssey infrared scanner. The Stat3 retarded band was identified and confirmed by supershift with the anti-Stat3 antibody ( FIG. 7A , left panel) and dose-dependent inhibition with the Stat3 peptide ( FIG. 7A , middle panel). Dose dependent inhibition of Stat3 DNA binding was observed following incubation of the labeled probe with compound 401 ( FIG. 7A , right panel).
  • Extracts were prepared from xenografted Paca2 tumors that were treated with compound 401 or vehicle control 4 hours prior to harvest. The samples were analyzed by western blots and EMSA to evaluate the Stat3 downstream effector expression level and Stat3 DNA binding activity. Compound 401 treated sample (T) showed a decrease in Stat3 DNA binding activity over the control (V) ( FIG. 8A ). In addition, compound 401 treatment resulted in a decrease in the expression level of Stat3's downstream effectors cyclin D1 and survivin ( FIG. 8B ).
  • SW480 cells were stained with Hoechst and the side population (shown in FIG. 9A , left panel gated area) was sorted out to enrich the cancer stem cells.
  • a control set of SW480 cells were first treated with Verapamil, an inhibitor of ABC transporters, before stained with Hoechst. As shown in the right panel of FIG. 9A , Verapamil treatment results in the loss of the side population.
  • the IC 50 of compound 401 against the Hoechst side population was accessed in MTT assays and was compared to the IC 50 against the non-side population.
  • the results show that the side population is as sensitive as the non-side population to compound 401 ( FIG. 9B , right panels). However, the side population is much more resistant than the non-side population to Doxorubicin ( FIG. 9B , left panels), which is consistent with previous publications [7, 86].
  • the Hoechst side population cells were treated with compound 401 and the mode of cell death was accessed by Annexin V (an early marker for apoptosis) staining.
  • Annexin V an early marker for apoptosis staining.
  • the results show that the dying cells are Annexin V positive ( FIG. 10A ), demonstrating that compound 401 is apoptotic to cancer stem cells.
  • CD133 one of the common cancer stem cell surface markers
  • the CD133 + cells were then treated with compound 401 followed by staining with antibody against cleaved-Caspase 3 (a hallmark of apoptosis).
  • cleaved-Caspase 3 a hallmark of apoptosis
  • CSCs SW480 Hoechst SP cells or CD44 high FaDu cells
  • IC 50 s were estimated by plotting the percentage of surviving cells.
  • cancer stem cells are their ability to self-renew [87].
  • a reliable method of measuring the self-renewal capacity of cell populations is the ability to be cultured as spheres in the absence of serum or attachment [88].
  • FACS-isolated CD44 high CSCs were grown as spheres for 72 hours before being challenged with a panel of therapeutic agents. Of the agents tested, only compound 401 was effective at preventing sphere proliferation ( FIG. 11 ).
  • spheres were resistant to doxorubicin and docetaxel despite being applied at approximately ten times their IC 50 concentrations for cell death in similar assays. Tarceva, Sutent, and Gleevec were added at approximately three times their reported therapeutic concentrations. This demonstrates that while cancer stem cells are resistant to conventional chemotherapeutic and targeted agents, compound 401 is highly effective at inhibiting their growth.
  • mice Six-week-old female athymic nu/nu mice were obtained from Charles River Labs (Wilmington, Mass.). Mice were injected subcutaneously on the flank with 6 ⁇ 10 6 FaDu or Paca2 cancer cells in 0.2 mL of serum-free DMEM. After xenografts reached ⁇ 200 mm 3 in size, animals bearing Paca2 xenograft tumors were administered with either vehicle, gemcitabine (120 mg/kg, twice a week), or compound 401 (20 mg/kg) by ip for one week and animals bearing FaDu xenograft tumors were administered daily with either vehicle, carboplatin (30 mg/kg), or compound 401 (20 mg/kg) via ip for two weeks before sacrifice.
  • gemcitabine 120 mg/kg, twice a week
  • compound 401 20 mg/kg
  • FaDu xenograft tumors were administered daily with either vehicle, carboplatin (30 mg/kg), or compound 401 (20 mg/kg) via ip for two weeks before sacrifice
  • Tumors were then collected for Paca2 and FaDu cells, respectively. Single cell suspensions were obtained following animal sacrifice, and sterile removal of tumors. Briefly, tumors were minced with sterile scalpels into 0.1 mm 3 pieces before being digested in 1 mg/mL collagenase/HBSS for 15-30 minutes with constant agitation. Following passage through a 40 ⁇ m mesh filter, RBCs, dead cells, and cell debris were removed by layering the cell suspension onto 1 mL of Histopaque and collecting interface layer after centrifugation at 1440 ⁇ g for 30 minutes. Live cells were then counted and used to measure their ability to form spheres.
  • cancer stem cell media (DMEM/F12, B27 Neurobasal supplement, 20 ng/mL EGF, 10 ng/mL FGF, 4 ⁇ g/mL insulin, and 0.4% BSA). Fresh media was added every three days, and sphere formation was determined after 10-14 days in culture. Spheres with >50 cells were scored. At conclusion of experiment, trypan blue was added to identify dead cells. As shown in FIG. 12 , standard chemotherapies gemcitabine (upper panel) and carboplatin (bottom panel) enriched cancer stem cells evidenced by the increased spherogenesis. In contrast, compound 401 treatments decreased cancer stem cells evidenced by the decreased spherogenesis.
  • DU145 cells were first treated with DMSO or the indicated concentrations of compound 401, then stained with Annexin V, and followed by Flow cytometry analysis 5 hours post-treatment. The results show that 401 treatment results in a dose-dependent increase in the Annexin V staining ( FIG. 13 ), demonstrating that compound 401 is apoptotic to these cancer cells.
  • PBMCs Peripheral blood mononuclear cells
  • CD34 + bone marrow hematopoietic stem cells were spared when treated with compound 401.
  • Table 7 incubation of CD34 + bone marrow mononuclear cells for 6 hours with compound 401 resulted in an IC 50 of greater than 30 ⁇ M for both the bone marrow erythroid and myeloid lineages, while DU145 prostate and HT29 colon cancer cells have IC 50 's less than 0.5 ⁇ M under similar conditions.
  • Paca-2 cells were inoculated subcutaneously into female athymic nude mice (4 ⁇ 10 6 cells/mouse). When the tumors reached approximately 450 mm 3 , the animals were randomly divided into 2 groups with five mice per group. The mice were treated intraperitoneally with either compound 401 at 20 mg/kg or vehicle control daily. Compound 401 was formulated at 5 mg/ml in 1.5% lipids and H 2 O. The animals received a total of 14 doses and left for post-treatment observation. Tumors were measured throughout treatment and were monitored for another 22 days post-treatment. As shown in FIG. 14 left panel, compound 401 potently inhibited the tumor growth. The tumor growth inhibition was calculated to be 64% on day 60 and was statistically significant (p ⁇ 0.001). More importantly, tumor volumes remained static during the 22-day post-treatment period.
  • pane-1 human pancreatic cancer cells were inoculated subcutaneously into female athymic nude mice (2 ⁇ 10 6 cells/mouse) and allowed to form palpable tumors.
  • the animals were randomly divided into 2 groups with 5 mice per group.
  • the mice were treated intraperitoneally (ip) with gemcitabine with a standard regiment (120 mg/kg once every three days) or vehicle control, for a total of 6 doses of gemcitabine or vehicle control. Tumors were measured throughout treatment and were monitored for another 19 days post-treatment.
  • treatment with gemcitabine as a monotherapy inhibited tumor growth with a tumor growth inhibition of 47.5% on day 41. After the treatment was stopped, the tumors in the gemcitabine treated group soon outgrew the ones in the control group.
  • FaDu human head and neck cancer cells were inoculated subcutaneously into female athymic nude mice (6 ⁇ 10 6 cells/mouse) and allowed to form palpable tumors.
  • the tumors reached approximately 100 mm 3
  • the animals were treated intraperitoneally (ip) with compound 401 at 20 mg/kg or vehicle control daily (5 consecutive days, followed by a 2 day dosing holiday).
  • Compound 401 was formulated at 5 mg/ml in 2% lipids, 0.1% cholesterol, and H 2 O.
  • the animals received a total of 15 doses of compound 401 or vehicle control. Tumors were measured throughout treatment. As shown in FIG.
  • MDA-MB-231 human breast cancer cells were inoculated subcutaneously into female athymic nude mice (8 ⁇ 10 6 cells/mouse) and allowed to form palpable tumors.
  • the tumors reached approximately 200 mm 3
  • the animals were treated orally (po) with compound 401 at 200 mg/kg or vehicle control daily (5 consecutive days, followed by a 2 day dosing holiday).
  • Compound 401 was formulated at 20 mg/ml in 8% gelucire and 20% vitamine E.
  • the animals received a total of 15 doses of compound 401 or vehicle control. Tumors were measured throughout treatment.
  • oral dosing of compound 401 as a monotherapy at 200 mg/kg potently inhibited tumor growth.
  • the optimal tumor growth inhibition of compound 401 was calculated to be 66% with a p value of 0.0068. There was no significant change in body weight due to po administration of the vehicle or compound 401 at 200 mg/kg. These data suggest that compound 401 can be safely dosed in a regimen that is effective in this model of human breast cancer.
  • PC3 human prostate cancer cells were inoculated subcutaneously into female athymic nude mice (8 ⁇ 10 6 cells/mouse) and allowed to form palpable tumors. When the tumors reached approximately 100 mm 3 , the animals were treated intraperitoneally (ip) with compound 401 at 20 mg/kg or vehicle control daily. Compound 401 was formulated at 5 mg/ml in 2% lipids, 0.1% cholesterol, and H 2 O. The animals received a total of 30 doses of compound 401 or vehicle control. Tumors were measured throughout treatment. As shown in FIG. 17 , ip dosing of compound 401 as a monotherapy at 20 mg/kg inhibited tumor growth.
  • the optimal tumor growth inhibition of compound 401 was calculated to be 55% with a p value of 0.015. There was no significant change in body weight due to ip administration of the vehicle or compound 401 at 20 mg/kg. These data suggest that compound 401 can be safely dosed in a regimen that is effective in this model of human prostate cancer.
  • MKN-45 human gastric cancer cells were inoculated subcutaneously into female athymic nude mice (8 ⁇ 10 6 cells/mouse) and allowed to form palpable tumors. When the tumors reached approximately 180 mm 3 , the animals were administered orally (po) with compound 401 at 200 mg/kg or vehicle control daily. Compound 401 was formulated at 20 mg/ml in 8% gelucire and 20% vitamin E. The animals received a total of 20 doses of compound 401 or vehicle control. Tumors were measured throughout treatment. As shown in FIG. 18 , oral dosing of compound 401 as a monotherapy at 200 mg/kg inhibited tumor growth. The optimal tumor growth inhibition of compound 401 was calculated to be 70% with a p value of 0.01. There was no significant change in body weight due to oral administration of the vehicle or compound 401 at 200 mg/kg. These data suggest that compound 401 can be safely dosed in a regimen that is effective in this model of human gastric cancer.
  • HepG2 human liver cancer cells were inoculated subcutaneously into female athymic nude mice (8 ⁇ 10 6 cells/mouse) and allowed to form palpable tumors. In this study, dosing began when the tumors reached approximately 700 mm 3 . Animals were treated intravenously (iv) with compound 401 at 10 mg/kg or vehicle control daily. Compound 401 was formulated at 2 mg/ml in 1.5% albumin. The animals received a total of 10 doses of compound 401 or vehicle control. Tumors were measured throughout treatment. As shown in FIG. 19 , even though treatment started at a much later stage of tumor growth, iv treatment with compound 401 as a monotherapy at 10 mg/kg still potently inhibited tumor growth.
  • the optimal tumor growth inhibition of compound 401 was calculated to be 52.3% with a p value of 0.05. There was no significant change in body weight due to iv administration of the vehicle or compound 401 at 10 mg/kg. These data suggest that compound 401 can be safely dosed in a regimen that is effective in this model of human liver cancer.
  • Compound 401 was also tested for its capability to inhibit metastasis in ISMS model.
  • the intrasplenic-nude mouse model system (ISMS model) is appropriate for studies of the malignant behavior of colorectal carcinomas, as this technique can produce experimental metastases in the liver.
  • ISMS model The intrasplenic-nude mouse model system
  • one million HT29 cells in 0.1 ml PBS were injected under the spleen capsule of the nude mice. The spleen was replaced in the peritoneal cavity and the incision was closed. Mice were sacrificed when moribund or 30 days after the injection. The spleen and liver were removed and examined, and the number of tumor lesions was recorded.
  • Drug was administered via ip. 5 days/week starting from day 2 to day 30 after i.s. injection.
  • the numbers of primary tumors and metastatic liver tumors were estimated microscopically. Representative pictures are shown in FIG. 20 .
  • In the vehicle control group there was heavy burden of primary tumors at spleen ( FIG. 20 , upper left panel). Massive spontaneous liver metastases were also observed ( FIG. 20 , upper right panel).
  • Compound 401 treatments significantly reduce the number of primary tumor foci and the spontaneous liver metastasis ( FIG. 20 , lower panels).
  • a pharmacokinetic analysis of the compound 401 in rats was performed.
  • Female Sprague Dawley rats for pharmacokinetic evaluation (9 rats/group) were dosed via oral gavage.
  • the dose volume was 10 ml/kg with each group given preparations containing the control article (9% Gelucire 44/14 and 18% Vitamin E TPGS in sterile water) or 10 or 30 mg/kg/day of compound 401 in the control article.
  • Blood samples were collected from 3 animals/gender/timepoint predose and approximately 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 24 hours after the initial dose. Plasma was harvested by centrifugation and stored in a freezer set to maintain ⁇ 75° C. ⁇ 15° C. until analysis.
  • the bioanalytical portion of this study was conducted using a validated LC/MS/MS method.
  • the lower limit of quantitation (LLOQ) was 10.0 ng/mL.
  • LLOQ lower limit of quantitation

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